Chapter 4: Third encounter

Cyan was running behind Arlom with a great difficultly and was afraid of be left behind, as for Arlom, this was just a light walk for him, this can´t be consider running.

It didn’t looked like Arlom was badly hurt a while ago, but, If Arlom was still hurt, then, he knew how to conceal it very well, now, it only looked like that was just a cruel joke he did, but, that don't change the facts that, in the place that Arlom left arm should be, now, it was just an empty space, Arlom has lost his left arm protecting Cyan and that was not a lie.

After Cyan moved his focused eyes away from the place Arlom arm should had been, he had change his mind about what this place was, this was not a simple forest he got lost into, there was definitely something going on, and Arlom knew what.

Cyan has seen Arlom wounds closing in real time, something that should not be possible, even for the most expensive medicine in the world, but right now it wasn't the time to ask those questions, even if they were burning in Cyan confuse mind, as for now, he keep following behind Arlom, well that´s is, if he could really keep up.

After only 20 minutes of running behind Arlom, Cyan body could not go on running anymore, his breathing was too ragged, in the next moment his foot landed in a weird position making him fall down to the ground.

The terrain was too hard to be walking around let's not even mention running, this was an uphill battle for Cyan, actually to last as long as Cyan did was already a huge achievement for any kid of Cyan age, well at least for a normal human kid that is.

Even exhausted, Cyan tried to stand up again, only to stumble and fall down again, he didn't had any strength left in him at this point. Has Cyan has forgotten? He was supposed to be resting in his bed this morning because he was very sick, but his body has not forgotten that part.

Cyan could see Arlom back disappear into the darkness of the forest, he was left behind without Arlom noticing it.

'I was left behind after all, sigh', that's the only thing Cyan could think of, what else is there to do?

Has he forgotten that his body was sick?

He was over extending without himself noticing it? And now, this was the price to pay?

No of course no, He had not forgotten that he was sick and weak, he just pushed forward ignoring this fact, Arlom was not someone that would care about his health, at least, that's how it looked to Cyan.

Arlom has never slowed down nor stopped to ask Cyan if he was ok or he could keep up, he didn´t asked anything at all concerning Cyan, he was clearly saying, if you can’t keep up then you would be left behind, that was it, and nothing more, and Arlom was not someone that would be playing jokes on people in this forest...

Of course, how could he not notice it? Arlom was very aware that Cyan was falling behind with every step he took, after all he was going so slowly so Cyan could keep up but it seen this was not enough slow enough.

His thoughts were to maybe slow down even more, but at this rate other hunter’s will catch up with them soon, or even worse, a monster can show up looking for something fun to do, he don’t have the stamina to deal with Cyan and other problems, even if was not show in his face he was pushed to the limited in the fight he had with Serah, maybe he should had left Cyan in the clearing if he knew Cyan was this weak.

He doesn't had the time for each and every weak person that crossed his path, if he did, then he wouldn't had been possible to stay alive as long as he did inside this forest, actually Arlom was, the longest living Hunter king in the history of this forest, and also the longest living human too.

But then again, why he had saved and protected Cyan he is just going to toss him aside? there are still uses for him right? With a sigh escaping from Arlom he turned around and returned to were Cyan was.

After arriving there he stopped in front of Cyan, 'just look at this stupid kid lying down on the ground with a pity look in his face'.

Arlom shook his head.

[Arlom]: “What are you doing, don’t tell me you are tired after running for 20 minutes with such slow speed, and I am the one that is supposed to be hurt?, didn’t you said that you would look for help and asked for directions to look for help? When I was hurt you looked like you could run much more than this”.

Arlom shook his head, but even with his harsh words, he checked Cyan condition, Cyan was burning with a high fever and was very pale, Arlom had notice that Cyan looked very weak with almost no strength and had a very low speed.

Maybe it was because Cyan was not that sick before is that, Arlom was feeling that Cyan was way weaker than his initial thought, looking over some imaginary space, Arlom took a bottle from the thin air and give it to Cyan, this time the bottle was filled with a vivid green liquid.

[Arlom]: “Here boy, drink this you will feel better in no time, but I can't give you something better than this, for now this would do, we also don’t have much time so we will rest here for 4 minutes before we move out again”

Inside Arlom mind he was worry about something else, ‘At least i should know what he is up to, in my current condition there is no point of running away from him anyway, sigh, this day keep getting worse and worse, maybe today I will really breath my last, what a joke’.

Cyan looked the suspicions bottle filled with a green liquid and after thinking over it he drink it at the end, he saw Arlom drinking a similar looking bottle that closed all of Arlom wounds and save his life, that one was red and this one was green but, if Arlom wanted to kill him, he would just swing his axe that is at his back or he didn’t need to come back for him, there is was need to feed him with poison anyway.

‘Can this be a medicine’ Cyan eyes light up.

Arlom nodded his head after Cyan drink the potion.

[Arlom]: "Good, there is at least a minimum of trust between us, not drinking the potion immediately means that at least you can use that stupid brain in your head for something, but don't put your trust in me so easily, and above anything else don't trust anyone inside this forest"

Feeling refreshed, Cyan managed to sit down and look to the man in front of him. Arlom was standing like a statue, focusing all his senses in his surroundings, never dropping his guard, even to Cyan, no especially against Cyan.

[Cyan]: “Why”

[Arlom]: “Why what”

[Cyan]: “Why are you helping me so much, you don’t even know me, protecting me from Serah, telling to follow you, giving me medicine, just why?”

After a minute of silent, Arlom started to speak again.

[Arlom]: “It is because you... my son has the same name that you”

[Cyan]: “Your son? you have a son?”

[Arlom]: “That’s right, my son is called Cyan just like you, that’s all the reasons I need, names are powerful tools after all, as well as your history, maybe you can help me to leave this place, the missing piece of whatever you want to call it, but, do you believed in destiny Cyan?”

[Cyan]: “Destiny? I am… i don’t know”. Cyan shook his head, destiny. what is destiny? What was destiny? Outside this forest a game, but inhere, that word weight was feeling entirely different.

[Arlom]: “Well of course I don’t believed in destiny, but,”

Arlom paused for a moment, a glint can be seen in his eyes, and they grew sharp.

[Arlom]: “I will forged my own destiny, if there is a reason…, no, there must be a reason for finding you, that, and that you have the same name as my son, so I can’t let you die before I hear your side of the history and find a use for you, do you need more reasons?”

Cyan could not refute such an elemental reason, what he could say? ‘I am not your son so you don’t need to protect me, so what if we got the same name, a lot of people have the same name, and Names are tools? Histories too? Then, what about destiny? Is this tool for you too? Are you really using destiny as a tool too? Logic? This man was beyond logic, at least Cyan logic.

'This old man is crazy alright’, but the part that has caught Cyan attention was another thing altogether, in here, where is here, what is this place.

[Cyan]: “Where are we?”

[Arlom]: “To not even know where you are, you sure are brainless”

Cyan was being call stupid over and over again, it was hurting Cyan brain by this point but what can he do about it? Be less stupid? But then he needs to admit that he is stupid but Cyan will never admit that, that would cause a mental cycle of stupid’s thoughts.

Interrupting Cyan ‘thoughts’ was Arlom, which has given up in Cyan mind already.

[Arlom]: “Listen well Cyan, I had already told you about this, but I will explain it again… this is the Deathmatch Forest”

‘Again? Was this what you were talking about when we first meet?’ but even more important.

[Cyan]: “Deathmatch Forest”

The face of Cyan that had recover some of his color after drinking the green potion, was now drained of color yet again, ‘what is up with that omniums name? sigh, maybe today I will really be breathing my last’.

Unknown to Cyan Arlom was having the same exact thoughts as his.

On the other size, Arlom now was a little glad, that Cyan was not stupid and he could understand what that name means, not that he actually understood where he was, but with an ominous name like that, who in his right mind would not be shocked, at least for normal human mind that is.

Of course Arlom could understand that Cyan didn’t know anything about this place, most people knew that it exist and what it should be contained inside it, as for Cyan, Arlom could only take a guess, but, Cyan reaction was… too weak.

It was the same reaction you will get from someone that didn’t know anything about this place, so he could only elaborate more, they have some time now, and the sooner he knows the better.

[Arlom]: “If there is a hell in Athem, this is it. In here, the Kings and Queen of the six countries in the continent drop their most dangerous criminals, murderers, and serial killers, they are too strong to be killed or to let them be roaming free in the world”

‘And they are too strong to not be put into a good use’, this line was not said to Cyan, the true of the world was not white and black, yes this was a prison, but not all the people that enter it are criminals, it was built by someone thousands of years ago with an unknown purpose, and within the years the human continent has found a good use for this forest.

[Arlom]: “There are also those fools that want to become stronger or proof themselves that they are indeed strong, they enter to hunt those criminals or other hunters of other countries that here the same as them, they think this place is like a big hunting game, where they can hunt freely, but, criminals or hunters, all of them, are just monsters in human skin for me, there are almost no humans beings in this forest”

Cyan was stunned, if he had hear this early, would he had fainted and never wake up again?, but with everything that has happened, this was less shocking that he thought it would be, no, something has change in his mind, a switch was flipped, maybe his own survival instincts?.

After his initial shock, he was now very calm, and was absorbing all that information… all that history, like a true sponge.

He had took noticed of this at first, but, even if he was startled at first with his own changes, now he was ok with it, now, he need all the knowledge he could gather to staying alive.

[Arlom]: “In other words, this place is a prison where the monsters roan free and the hunters hunt the monsters, and after a hunter get enough points they can leave this place from one of the six gates, they also work as the six entries, any those gates will lead you to one of the six human countries in the continent, this is why this is known as the human continent and we are in the middle of all”

To be more exact, the clearing were Cyan was found was in the middle of this forest, this forest was the middle of the human continent, truly something to contemplated, it was say that the more deep into the forest you go the dangerous become, as for Cyan to appear right in the middle of it, he was truly lucky to be found by a human and not a monster.

[Arlom]: “The funny thing is that, the only difference between a hunter and what they call a monster, is that, a monster is a hunter that didn’t leave the forest when they got the number of points they are required, they are all hunter at the beginning, the only difference between them, is if the hunter has come here willingly or unwillingly, as for those that remain human, they will too eventually become a hunter and then into monster themselves, that is, if they managed to staying alive long enough”

After Arlom said those words, he contemplated himself, he still called himself a human, but after so many years, can he still be called like that?, the hunter king title was force into him long time ago, and following his own logic, that was the first step, then… he will become a monster too, no, as the longest living hunter king, was he not a monster already? Maybe nobody had told him?

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Looking over Cyan stupid face, Arlom shook those thought out of his mind, a monster would never help Cyan as he did, even if was only because he had the same name as his son, no, the more stupid the reason was, the less probable was that he has turned into monster… right?

As for Cyan he was considering other matters, unknown to him the mental dilemma Arlom was going through, maybe if he knew, he would offer some words to the broken Arlom, but as of now, Cyan was ignorant of Arlom thoughts.

[Cyan]: “Wait what? Is not that insanely stupid, to give free tickets for the criminals to exit this place? And those points, are other people’s life’s isn't it? After they killed even more people they can leave? Or they are to be killed by the Hunters? And also the Hunters not only hunt criminals, but other Hunters countries too? Are they not putting a gun against their own heads and hopping there is not bullet in the chamber, what if a criminal escape? Would not they kill a lot of innocent people after they leave?”

Cyan could not help to retort, a prison was for what? Forget about reforming criminals, this is equal to forging people into criminals themselves, hunters? More like killers in the making.

Was he was ignoring the fact that, he himself was inside this prison too with those criminals? And without this stupid rule, he… wouldn’t be able to leave?

Maybe Cyan was aware of that fact, but he could not bring himself into think about doing it.

Arlom shook his head, but he thought it was really funny for someone to... try to ignore this fact.

[Arlom]: “Buhahahaha I see you are not from around here, in this place the strong are indeed in need, even if the hunters are crazy, they have their own name and history, it depends how you utilize them, but don’t fret, not even once a monster has left this place, now, time is up we need to move, I also want to hear about your history Cyan, also what is a gun?”

[Cyan]: “A gun is a kind weapon, like a bow, but they fire a small projectile, I don’t know much about how they are made, but I know the principles they work on, so I can explain it to you those principles"

Arlom nodded his head, a new kind of weapon is always welcoming for him, as the king of cheat tricks, and he needs to keep his title intact. 

As for Cyan, to Arlom to not even know what a gun was, it was too much, the feeling that this was an out of place forest was growing inside him, what about the continent? Did he even can remember in earth maps a place with six countries surrounding a forest? In a continent?  

Arlom started to run again not giving a chance to Cyan to think about this matter, so Cyan stood up after regaining his strength made the same choice as before, to follow behind Arlom, still pondering over it.

Would he really able leave this forest still as himself, after killing a bunch of persons he doesn’t know? Even if they were criminals, the price was still ending someone else life, and becoming a criminal himself.

Can he not explain to someone, that, he himself should not be here? That he was not a criminal or a hunter? But, explain that to whom? Do you see any guard around here? Any cameras? No, Arlom was the only person that was in front of him, and he didn’t looked like a guard but… someone trying to leave this place.

Surrounding Cyan, there only trees and leafs, his best hope was to find an exit gate and try to leave, it was best to not think about anything else.

As for Arlom, he has forgotten to tell Cyan some important things, first, this prison was not human made, and that, that ‘stupid’ rule, was not put by a human’s king’s or Queen’s, they are just using this place as a tool to forge the strongest soldier’s in the continent, soldier’s that would fight for them.

This was all that this place was for them, a huge training ground, a hell for the weak, and a paradise for the strong that seek to become even stronger or die.

And the other thing he had forgotten to tell to Cyan was that, at the gates there were indeed guarded by something, they stopped anyone for leaving if they don’t had the required points to leave this forest, but they don’t stop anyone for entering it, no, even more, when someone enters it, they are given a token that marked the required points they need to gather before leaving.

And those guards, they were not human, they were more sinister than that, Arlom was not even sure if they were living beings, how can you call something that can’t die a living being?

They were something that even if all the hunters gather in one place, and try to fight them, they will lost a hundred times of a hundred.

Arlom shook his head, discarding those thoughts of his mind, Cyan will understand this… eventually, but there was something else in Arlom mind that he could not be easily discarded even if he wanted, turning his head around, he took a peek at Cyan condition.

This time with Cyan was following close behind him, maybe because he was happy to be talking to someone, but this time Arlom was running a little slower than before, allowing Cyan to keep up with him for more time.

Or maybe it was because the green liquid that Arlom has gave him, but Cyan could now run for 2 hours straight before being cover in sweat and had to stop again to take a rest.

Cyan was once again impressed by the effect of the potions of Arlom had.

Arlom again mounted guard around Cyan, allowing him to regain his breath, and giving him another bottle of the green liquid,

Cyan drink it like it was water this time, he was very thirsty after so much running so he was carving for water, as for Arlom not a drop of sweat can be seen over his face.

[Cyan]: “Are we close?”

Arlom shook his head

[Arlom]: “No, and with this pace… sigh, it will take an entirely week to get there”

Cyan face instantly paled, was that far? Didn’t you say it was less than a day way, after running for more than 2 hours now you say it will take a week? Are you joking with me? Are you enjoying my suffering?, Cyan wanted to get angry at Arlom but then again, he was just following Arlom, how can he question the man himself.

[Arlom]: “There is no other choice, if we want to get there soon I will have to carry you”

[Cyan]: “Wait Arlom, are you not hurt? Your left is missing, don’t force yourself to much”

Arlom shook his head, ‘this is truly… stupid’, Caring? Tenderhearted? Worry about him? What all of those are, if not, the meaning of stupid in Arlom dictionary.

[Unknown]: “That’s right Arlom you are so hurt, let me help you a little with your burden”

‘Finally, I thought I would to have drag this more time’.

[Arlom]: “sigh, so you finally show yourself, I was worry that you would be pestering me all the day”

[Unknown]: “kukukuku the great Hunter King Arlom, missing an arm and carrying around a weakling around, if the other hunters knew about this they would die of laughter”

[Arlom]: “Cut the crap, if you wanted to attack you would had already, what do you want”

[Unknown]: “Don’t be in such a hurry, I was so bored that I just wanted to check what happen to the Hunter Queen candidate, but, seeing you are alive, then it means she had failed in her hunt, is this, the fourteen already? kukukuku, so much fun, until now no hunter king has scape from the Queen Hunt, but you are giving me hope Arlom, to see something never seen before, who knows, maybe, you will be first to do it”

[Arlom]: “Shut it, candidate huh, you all are just monsters, and I don’t want to hear about exiting this place from you, a monster, even if you are a king, that not changes the fact that you are still a monster, and no monster has exited this place since ever, also don’t call me Hunter King I am Arlom, that’s my name, you dam monsters keep putting labels on me”

[Unknown(Monster King)]: “Kukukuku, we don’t leave this place because the world outside is so boring, nothing compare with the endless fight in here, if we wanted, we could take out the guards but why would we take the guards that keep so many fun things inside this place, and so full of histories, so rich,

‘Don’t bullshit me, nobody can take those things out and you know it, what are you playing?’, turning around he could see the stunned stupid face of Cyan that was saying something like “Guards”, letting a sigh, Arlom could now understand what is this all about.

[Unknown(Monster King)]: “Oh that’s right, I hear that a war with the demons is coming soon, maybe, the new recruits will be arriving soon, you better watch out your back, oh great Hunter king, I will be rotting for you, please don’t die too soon, we are ‘friends’ after all, and friends help each other out”

Now bear in mind, a friendship with a monster it can only mean that they will be fighting each other to death someday, but until that day, they will try to keep the other one alive, if was more of one way relationship, in this hellish place, you need to find something keep your mind busy, and a good ‘friend’ is hard to find, and it needs to be enjoyed, to the fullest of their life’s.

[Unknown (Monster King)]: “I know!, as a present for wining your fourteen fight against the Hunter Queens candidates, I will clear of the way for you, you are so hurt after that fight, that it hurts my heart to watch you in such conditions, I can’t bear with it, I promise you in my name of monster king, that, no one will able to comer after you for a weak, what you think? I am not a good friend?”

Now the Monster King was putting the biggest smile he could find, this was truly a bliss for him, helping out a friend in need, it was such glorious moment for him, he was doing this for the kindness of his hearth, even if doing this was a little hard, he was doing it nonetheless, it was for his good friend, after all, he was sure that when the moment arrived, when he was in need of his help, Arlom would come to help him too, no matter what.

Such a wonderful thing was a friendship, and it was really hard to find a friend that you could depend on, and even more, one that was so long lasting.

Most of his friends would ‘leave’ the forest or became monsters themselves, and then search friends of their own, and after that, they would not had a lot time to spent with him, ending his friendship with him, he will forgive them all, they were all of his friends after all, it was all saddening but such is life.

The monster king pull out his hand requesting for a hand shake of his good friend, Arlom only could shake his head, not giving him a hand shake, the monster was already used to this so he could only shrug his shoulders, this friend of his was always like this, a cold hearted person.

[Unknown (Monster King)]: “well I said my piece I will be leaving now, Ah that’s right, before I forget, you boy, what is your name”

That’s right there was something else to be happy about, the possibility of making a new friend today, if his boy has took the attention of his cold heart friend then of course he will also take interest in him.

Cyan was trebling in a corner, another weird guy has appeared and was talking, and this time he could understand everything from the beginning to end, but there was too much he didn’t understood actually, he could only gather a few pieces of this man conversation with Arlom, but for the most part, it was like hearing the conversation of two strangers on the street.

Cyan was still stunned because this man had suddenly show up, but still manage to response to the question directed at him.

The man was a lot younger and smaller than Arlom, actually Arlom was a 2 meter giant with the body of those that could lift hundreds of kilograms with one hand, while the other man was 30 cm shorter, his hair was black as well as his eyes, and his body was thin, and should being a 30 years old person, but after looking at his eyes, he didn’t look any weaker than Arlom, no, because his appearance was less imposing, he should be stronger than Arlom.

How should respond to such a questions? Looking over Arlom he had his eyes closed and was not giving him any signs what so ever, so Cyan only could reply the best way he could, with the true.

[Cyan]: “My name it is Cyan, sir, what is yours?”

Arlom could only face palm himself, ‘this stupid kid is truly seeking death, to no only give his name so easily but to ask the name of the monster king back’, if Arlom could laugh, he would be laughing to death right now, because he the one that has saved such stupid kid, but what is done is done.

[Unknown (Monster King)]: “HAHAHAHAHAHA, I get it I get you are new, Cyan I will remember it, so that’s was the reason my good friend has took you under his wings”.

The monster king nodded his head, he was surprise by the boys reply and now he understand the why, but then what about the how?

How will exactly Arlom make this unless weak kid into something that can fend for himself?

Coming all the way until here was the worth it, his sense of smell has always guided him into fun places, it has never before being more accurate than now, he was sure of it now.

A new friend into the making, will there be a new friend being born right before his eyes? It was miraculous.

He can only leave this kind of job to his good old friend Arlom, after all he is always doing miracles in front of him.

‘I can’t wait to see it happen, maybe it will be sooner than later?’ The monster king will remember this, as a happy day, the day he meet with Cyan, as for Cyan, he will curse this moment in the days to come.

The monster king nodded his head once again after coming to a decision.

[Unknown (Monster King)]: “Arlom take a good care of Cyan I can only leave this job to you, I am counting with you, and Cyan I am sorry, but I will tell you my name later and that’s a promise, you only had to promise to stay alive to hear it, can you promise that?”

Can he promise that? He was not a daredevil seeking for death, but the man smile, something was definably wrong with it, and now that he thought about it, the man eyes were not of someone that was smiling, no, a friend, promises, trust, and friendship, different from Arlom eyes, this man eyes were empty, all of those were missing, it was sickening to Cyan and the first time he could see such eyes.

Even Serah eyes that were a little cold, they show a little warm to them, they still had feelings inside them, but this man, didn’t have anything of that, black, darkness, Cyan was feeling that he was being suck into the void of nothingness, he could not reply to the monster king question, no, he could not even talk or even breath, he was suffocating.

The monster king shook his head, it was too early for presentations and promises after all Cyan was too green, taking one last glance to Cyan he turned around and took his leave not before leaving behind some last words.

[Unknown (Monster King)]: “I will hear your history in the future Cyan, so you better keep me entertain until then, so don't die and disappoint me, Arlom I had change my mind, I will clear the way for you like I promise, but, I will make it 1 month, it seems you will be having a hard time it not, kukukuku, I having a lot of fun, Ah! That’s why I never want to leave this place you never know what will be happen kukukuku then until next time Cyan, Arlom”

Even if was a little saddening for him that Cyan could not hold a staring contest with him for a long time without being suffocated, the monster king still recovered for his sad mood very fast, like he always say, life must go on, he can only wait and see to the end results his friend will produce.

Unknown to Cyan, he has just received a death threat from no other that the monster king himself, to be marked by the monster king the same day that he arrived here, if Cyan were to be hit by a lighting, twice, at the same time, you could only think of it as an improvement in his luck.

After his words hit, the weird guy never spoke again, his presence was never felt by Cyan in the first place, if not for Arlom being here, he would had probably being toyed a little more.

[Arlom]: “No good, Cyan we need to move fast, get on my back, we don’t know what those crazy monster will do next”

Cyan didn’t put any buts anymore got on the back of Arlom, even if Arlom only has one arm left it was still enough to hold him.

Arlom with Cyan at his back, tightly gripped, started running a top speed, Cyan could see blurred lines and was getting very dizzy, he would had puke long time ago if not that he have an empty stomach.

Maybe it was because the monster king keep his promise but they didn’t find any problem in the way, be monsters or hunters, no one dare to come close to Arlom or tried to block his path, after 12 hours of nonstop running instead of the original he calculated including fighting with other Hunter, Arlom carrying Cyan at his back arrive at his ‘home’

It was a cave behind a water fall, the only thing is that, the water fall was not water, but lava and the only way to enter is to go through the lava.

Cyan was long ago unconscious so he missed the moment when they went through it, it was for the better. He could just not handle any more surprises today after all.

Leaving behind Cyan in a room, Arlom proceeded to cure his wounds, if the monster king had attacked him he would not be standing in here, that’s why he didn’t try to out run him, to think he would receive his help, ‘a weak eh, that’s the time you are giving to train Cyan’.

If he had not dropped his guard when he meet with Cyan, allowing the Hunter Queen, Serah to put so many traps dealing a heavy injuries to him, and then finding the Monster King, it was the worse luck he ever had, or at least the second worse, Arlom has notice that the monster king had let him go, and it was because of Cyan, a hurt friend was not something a monster will care about.

The Monster King show up acting indifferent to Cyan only talking random things with Arlom but as he was leaving he asked for Cyan name like an extra, Arlom knew that this was the original purpose of the Monster King in the first place.

For what reason he has taken an interest over Cyan, Arlom has already guessed, it was very close to Arlom own purpose, those crazy monster that only wanted to kill would not act in such way, not blocking his path or attacking him, they would chase him like hyenas after the smell blood.

Arlom didn’t wanted to admit it in front of Cyan but he was severely wounded after his fight with the Hunter Queen, to be able to protect Cyan and then fight back, but in the end he still chose to take Cyan with him, maybe this has saved his life today? What if the monster had go after him without Cyan? Would he be still alive?

[Arlom]: “Friends? And not wanting to exit this place because is boring outside? Don’t Joke with me Monster King, the key to truly exiting this place must have something to do with Cyan”

Without knowing it, Cyan has saved the life of Arlom today and he was very grateful for that, his debt of protecting him this morning was already pay back, now they have a week, before the protection of the monster king ends, in that one month he needs to train Cyan into a machine.

Arlom was planning now how he will actually manage to teach Cyan how to not die in this place.

He was doing because the monster has given him that task? That wasn’t it, then, it was so Cyan could leave this place eventually? That wasn’t it either, than he was because his soft heart, wrong, it was same reason as the monster king had but different.

The true was because maybe Cyan was what Arlom was looking for all this year’s inside this forest.

The real to exit this place, the 7th Gate.